In wide release the rather bloody Repo Men gives everyone something to think about this weekend. An excellent cast and a great premise, this one should be a favorite among the adrenalin junkies (that includes me). In more limited release, Hubble 3D is showing up at IMAX theaters in museums across the country. As more of these become available, a 3D DVD player and TV become more attractive.
I haven’t seen it available in the US, but it has hit a lot of US Film Festivals according to the Anime News Network. I picked up the Korean anime Sky Blue: Wonderful Days as an imported sub in 2006, and it has won a boatload of awards since then. While not a replacement for Ghost In The Shell, it is a serious story; the animation is world class, the characters are fully realized, and the plot line is worth paying attention to.
The temptation to title this Neutron Trailer was sever, but successfully suppressed. Thanks to Trailer Addict, we have the new Tron trailer; it was way intense in 3D on the big screen last weekend…
I don’t see any new genre movies coming out this weekend, although The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights is going to be hitting some screens on Thursday. IO9 had some good news about an upcoming series of made-for-TV movies that SyFy will be presenting. It seems they have signed up Felicia Day as a Werewolf-hunting descendant of Little Red Riding Hood for their new Fairy Tale series. Considering what problems their made-for-TV movies have had, I think they should just put her in charge of the entire project.
There is only one movie to mention this week, the Johnny Depp version of Alice in Wonderland.
The superhero black comedy Defendor (spelling is not one of his super powers) hits the big screen this weekend. If he did this right, it has the potential to be Woody Harrelson’s best roll of the year. It came out last week in Canada, and the reviews were very good. It is in limited release in the US starting Friday, hopefully will go into wide release in a few weeks.